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China has a dog eating Festival
1. Is it true China has a dog eating festival? The truth is there used to be an officially organised event in Yulin city called the Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival which took place around the summer solstice. It was an attempt to boost the local economy around an activity that was already taking…
Victorville Man Attacked Female Officer
Incident occurred in Victorville, California. Just before 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, when a Victorville Deputy responded to the 13000 block of Cabazon Court and made contact with a male suspect. Mara Rodriguez, the Victorville Police Department’s Spokeswoman, said the suspect was shot by police and transported to a local hospital, then further…
Inside Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas
The center of the storm was just north of Grand Bahama Island, delivering 110 m.p.h. winds and ceaseless downpours. It could move “dangerously close” to Florida later Tuesday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on Sep 2, 2019 at 5:12pm PDT The storm continues to whip the Bahamas with…
Kevin Hart’s classic cars ended up in a ditch
One of Kevin Hart’s classic cars ended up in a ditch in the Malibu Hills after veering off the road … TMZ has learned, and looking at the damage … it’s a miracle he and 2 other people in the vehicle survived. The accident happened just before 1 AM Sunday on the winding and treacherous…
911 Dispatcher Mocks Drowning Woman
A 911 dispatcher in Arkansas scolded a woman stranded in floodwaters shortly before the woman drowned. The incident has led police in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to apologize and review their policies for emergency responses during storms. Debra Stevens, 47, was delivering newspapers at about 4:38 a.m. on Aug. 24 when her car was swept away…
Borrowed Badge & Gun to get Free Food
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – A police officer is out of a job and her friend faces felony charges after the officer let her friend borrow her badge and gun to get free snacks from QuikTrip, police said. Gwinnett police told Channel 2’s Tony Thomas that the officer worked for the Department of Community Supervision. Her…
5 people were killed and 21 injured in West Texas
At least five people were killed and 21 people injured Saturday when a gunman in West Texas drove around shooting from his vehicle, authorities said. The shooter was later killed by law enforcement officers, Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said at a news conference. Un nuevo tiroteo sacude Estados Unidos esta vez en las ciudades…
“Some people plan to boycott Home Depot after co-founder announces donations for Trump”
Shoppers are boycotting Home Depot after a co-founder of the home improvement store, Bernie Marcus, said he planned to donate to President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, Business Insider reports. The billionaire, an avid supporter of the president, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in June that while he didn’t “agree with every move” Trump has made, he has still “produced more than anybody…
#HongKong
Hong Kong (CNN)Hong Kong’s leader has issued a rare public apology in the wake of repeated record-breaking protests that called for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill with China.Speaking Tuesday, two days after protest organizers estimated 2 million people took to the streets to demand the bill be fully withdrawn and that she step down, Chief Executive…
2 women abducted in Ghana rescued
Two Canadian women who were abducted earlier this month in Ghana have been rescued, and their names have been released. Ghana’s Information Ministry said the rescue operation was completed early Wednesday in the south-central Ashanti region. No other details were immediately available from the ministry. But the Canadian government said in an email to CBC…
Botswana Welcome to the 21st
(CNN)Botswana’s High Court has overturned a colonial-era law criminalizing consensual same-sex relations in a landmark victory for Africa’s LGBTQ movements.The court in the southern African country unanimously ruled on Tuesday that the legislation was discriminatory, unconstitutional and against the public interest.”A democratic society is one that embraces tolerance, diversity and open-mindedness,” Justice Michael Leburu said,…
27-year-old Michael Rose wanted in connection with an Assault with a weapon
He is described as a heavy built 6ft man of 220lbs, and a receding hairline. Rose is considered violent and police are asking citizens not to approach him to call police immediately to report on his location. He is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon, assault and for failure to comply with his probationary…
Doug Ford reverses Cuts
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has reversed this year’s cuts to municipal funding, including child care, public health and EMS, but future cuts will continue as planned. “We’re a government that listens,” Ford told reporters outside his office at Queen’s Park Monday morning. “We’re going to give the mayors more time. We’re going to work with them.” The…
#FridayThoughts
London (CNN)UK Prime Minister Theresa May finally gave in to the intense political pressure over her failure to secure Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, announcing her resignation in an emotional address to the nation on Friday.Standing at a lectern in Downing Street, May said she deeply regretted not being able to deliver Brexit, the issue that…
Election Riots in Indonesia kills 6 people
Six people have been killed and 200 injured during mass rallies in Jakarta against the re-election of Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Indonesian police confirmed the death toll based on reports from hospitals. They said the cause of the deaths was being investigated. The national police chief has denied his officers used live ammunition. Social media…